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My picks for #sundayread for April 12, 2015:

• Y’all Connect: Our first two speakers of 2015 are …
• 6 questions about blogging with upcoming Rocket City Bloggers speaker Wade Kwon
• CJR Report on Rolling Stone’s Rape Story Bad for Journalism, by @cshirky (RT @nelson_aj)
• Noah Galloway shares a soldier’s story on Week 4 of “Dancing with the Stars”
• NYT reviews book by that towering embarrassment to it, Judith Miller (RT @jayrosen_nyu)
• Inside Story of Civil War for Soul of NBC News, by @BryanBurrough (via @brianstelter)
• Craft Content Nashville presentation: Super Easy Guide to Video for Content Marketing
• That time Salman Rushdie let loose on fellow authors on Goodreads … by @SerinaSandhu1
• The 10 Commandments of Sushi, by @tjdnewyork (via @legalnomads)
• Flashback: Project Bulk – Day 224: Close call
• What Part of “No, Totally” Don’t You Understand? By @KathrynSchulz (RT @karlakho)
• Inside America toughest federal prison, by Mark Binelli (RT @ItsKev7)
• Success Academy Charter Schools, High Scores & Polarizing Tactics, by @KateTaylorNYT
• An oral history of “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “UHF,” compiled by @SeanONeal

More posts from Wade this week:

• Speaking gigs: Craft Content Nashville, April 2015
• Object lesson: More “Antiques Roadshow” in Birmingham
• The Birmingham channel: Busting out for spring
• Happy Easter!

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The country folk came
to gawk at the city folk
and sell peach preserves.

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The tenor jogged up
and down the stairs before back
onstage to sing swing.

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One wanted matching
T-shirts, the other wanted
spontaneous trust.

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From a little pot
grew a stem and some leaves and
pods in the offing.

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The salaryman
dreamt of a slightly nicer
car and taller kids.

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Video: Hour 2 of “Antiques Roadshow” in Birmingham,
filmed in 2014

Part 2 of the “Antiques Roadshow” stop in Birmingham aired Monday. Filmed June 21, it’s the second hour of a 3-hour tour of objects great and small.

One notable find is a painting, originally bought for $2,500, appraised with an insurance value of $200,000 to $250,000. It once graced the cover of the Saturday Evening Post.

The final part airs at 7 p.m. Monday on Alabama Public Television.

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See Birmingham, Part 1.

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“Antiques Roadshow” appraiser Alan Fausel, left, says this John Falter painting should be insured for $200,000 to $250,000.

A jumble of words
into lyrics, a splash of
chords into a tune.

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Noah Galloway and trainer Sharna Burgess dance to
“American Soldier” by Toby Keith.

They danced last, but did they dance best?

Noah Galloway and Sharna Burgess did an interpretive routine to Toby Keith’s “American Soldier” for Week 4. The pair landed in sixth place with 32 out of 40 points. It wasn’t for lack of practice: Burgess accidentally kicked out one of Galloway’s teeth during rehearsals.

NFL player Michael Sam became the third contestant eliminated.

The standings for Week 4:

• 1. 39 points: Willow Shields
• 2. 36 points: Nastia Liukin
• 3. 35 points: Rumer Willis
• 4. (tie) 34 points: Robert Herjavec, Riker Lynch
• 6. 32 points: Noah Galloway
• 7. 30 points: Patti LaBelle
• 8. 28 points: Suzanne Somers
• 9. 27 points: Chris Soules

The show returns next Monday with the voting results, the elimination and the next round of dancing.

Sharna Burgess and Noah Galloway take a break
during rehearsals to talk with “Nightline.”

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“Nightline” profile of Noah Galloway

• Noah Galloway profiles in the Orlando Sentinel | People magazine

• How did Noah do? Let us know in the comments …

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Teaser for UAB’s production of “Avenue Q.” From Theatre UAB.

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Sarah McLachlan performs “Sweet Surrender” Tuesday at the BJCC Concert Hall. From DTenacity.

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Singer/actress LeToya Luckett and fashion designer Anthony L. Williams at a brunch event last week at Vulcan Park. From Dawnita Johnson.

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Minneapolis’ Conveyer performs “What’s Inside” last fall at the Forge in Woodlawn. From Conveyer.

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A look at Village Creek. From Spiritree Nyemma.

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Elyse Therose performs “The Urge” in February at the Nick on Southside. From Elyse Therose.

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Skating at the Fields along U.S. 280. From Zaida Ricklen.

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Birds and reptiles at the Birmingham Zoo. From Theo Hughes.

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Shannon Hancock of Birmingham Yoga explains Reiki hands-on healing for pets. From al.com.

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Nick de Castro and the Birmingham-Southern College Concert Choir perform “Kedushah” by Ernest Bloch at Homecoming. From Nickd457.

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Promo for Honda’s CAN Conference in May in Hoover. From Honda Engage.

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Inside the National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices at Sloss Furnaces. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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The Lady Tigers of Lauderdale County hit Birmingham for the state basketball tournament. From Philip Young.

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“Woodlawn” trailer, a new movie from the Erwin Brothers. From Beinmo.

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See winners from the “Peeps Show” contest.

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See valuable treasures uncovered in the first part of
“Antiques Roadshow” in Birmingham.

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See Noah Galloway dance the tango.

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She resisted the
necessity of calling
anyone at all.

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My picks for #sundayread for April 5, 2015:

• No links, no style, no service
• The Psychological Price of Entrepreneurship, by @JessBruder (RT @ockenrock)
• Y’all Connect: Alabama Power: Once, twice, three times a sponsor
• On 10th anniversary of “The Office” (US), an oral history of “Diversity Day”
• Speaking gigs: Rocket City Bloggers, April 2015
• The weird world of Yahoo News, by @lehmannchris
• Tango time for Noah Galloway on Week 3 of “Dancing with the Stars”
• JOURNALISM: @RollingStone and UVA: The @ColumbiaJourn Report on “A Rape on Campus”
• Fugitives escape justice by crossing state lines, by @BradHeath //Full series
• Open Cases: Why 1/3 of US Murders Go Unresolved, by @MartinKaste (via @NPRinskeep)
• The Perfect Birth Control for Men Is Here. Why Can’t We Use It? By @Arikia Millikan

More posts from Wade this week:

• Where the old things are: “Antiques Roadshow” in Birmingham
• The Birmingham channel: The show on the road

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Video: Hidden Peeps wins the Washington Post’s
2015 Peeps Diorama Contest.

Happy Easter, y’all!

See the finalists and runners-up in the Washington Post’s Top 50 Peeps Show dioramas for 2015 gallery.

Video: “Call of Booty” pays tribute to Kim Kardashian’s
Paper magazine cover.

“Je Suis Peep” brings together hundreds of Peeps
for this ode to French solidarity.

No lowly rabbit
or other creature would serve
as risen prophet.

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Goodbye to each lost
second, wasted minute and
ill-chosen hour.

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